Vivek Chilukuri

Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program

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Vivek Chilukuri is the senior fellow and program director of the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). His areas of focus include accelerating U.S. leadership in AI, quantum, and biotechnology, the U.S.-China technology competition in key emerging markets, securing critical digital infrastructure, and the U.S. Congress and technology policy.

Before joining CNAS, Chilukuri served as a senior staff member for Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Chilukuri served as Bennet’s senior policy advisor for technology, deputy chief of staff, legislative director, and chief speechwriter. During his tenure on Capitol Hill, Chilukuri worked on legislation to strengthen America’s technology competitiveness, promote responsible governance for digital platforms and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, and expand access to high-speed broadband through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Previously, Chilukuri served at the Department of State as a policy advisor to the undersecretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights, and as a program officer on the Middle East and North Africa team at the National Democratic Institute.

Chilukuri has published articles in Foreign Policy, TIME, Lawfare, and Nikkei Asia, and his analysis and commentary have been featured in The New York Times, Politico, CNN International, NPR, BBC News, Wired, CBC News, and Business Insider.

Chilukuri received an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School and a BA in international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill, where he graduated as a Robertson Scholar.

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In The News
- War on the Rocks
- January 28, 2025
In Brief: Is China or the United States Winning the Race in AI Innovation?
By Vivek Chilukuri
Events
- January 24, 2025
Virtual Event | Biopower: Securing American Leadership in Biotechnology
By Vivek Chilukuri
Reports
- January 20, 2025
The First 100 Days
By Richard Fontaine, Geoffrey Gertz, Emily Kilcrease, Janet Egan, Paul Scharre, Vivek Chilukuri, Sam Howell, Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante, Stacie Pettyjohn, Carlton Haelig, Becca Wasser, Josh Wallin, Jacob Stokes, Lisa Curtis, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Carrie Cordero, Jonathan Lord & Jim Townsend
Commentary
- January 20, 2025
Make America the Biopower
By Vivek Chilukuri
Commentary
- January 20, 2025
Promote and Protect America’s AI Advantage
By Janet Egan, Paul Scharre & Vivek Chilukuri